Finnish leader Alexander Stubb has said that during the spring and summer, Western partners should make every effort to support Ukraine, as this is the period when there are risks of Russia prevailing on the battlefield.

The US Department of State has confirmed that Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed, in conversations with allies, concern about the nature of cooperation between China and Russia.

Deputy Secretary General of NATO Mircea Geoană believes that it is important to be prepared for an escalation of Russian cyberattacks and disinformation campaigns in attempts to influence European elections and secure better political outcomes that are more favourable to Moscow.

Finnish President Alexander Stubb, who is making his first visit to Ukraine as president, has visited the battlefield at Hostomel Airport and met with several military personnel who took part in its defence.

The foreign ministers of Ukraine and Poland have met on the sidelines of a NATO ministerial meeting in Brussels to discuss how Warsaw could help protect Ukraine from Russian airstrikes and better protect its own airspace.

Antony Blinken, US Secretary of State, has stated during his visit to France that a "critical moment" has begun in Russia’s war against Ukraine.

Representatives of Polish associations present at the talks between the government delegations of Ukraine and Poland on trade and transit confirm evidence of the strange behaviour of Michał Kołodziejczak, Deputy Minister of Agriculture.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed Marko Shevchenko from the position of Ambassador of Ukraine to Moldova. He had been serving in this position since the beginning of 2020.

Kyiv has initiated an extraordinary meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council in Brussels due to Russia's recent large-scale attacks on Ukrainian critical infrastructure.

Anne Hidalgo, the mayor of Paris, had to go to shelter during talks with Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko because of an air-raid warning. This is not Hidalgo’s first visit to Kyiv since the beginning of the full-scale war.

The State Border Guard Service reported that on 28 March, Polish protesters suspended the blockade of lorry traffic at the Uhryniv-Dołhobyczów checkpoint until approximately 2 April.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has stressed that the Kremlin's threatening rhetoric doesn't frighten her.

The ambassadors of the 27 EU countries will not renew or extend the agreement on liberalised trade with Ukraine, according to RMF24, citing sources in Brussels.

Olha Stefanishyna, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic integration of Ukraine, has hinted that Kyiv is not discussing hypothetical options for Ukraine’s "hybrid" accession to NATO, and the allies are so far not ready to discuss any guarantees for Ukraine within the Alliance.

Olha Stefanishyna, Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, has noted that Ukraine "has no illusions" in its expectations from the upcoming NATO summit in Washington, but Kyiv, in any case, will call on its allies to make a legally binding decision to invite Ukraine to membership.